Fallout Stories in a Time of Cruel Heat
The story of a Japanese fishing vessel exposed to radiation made the threat of nuclear contamination feel personal for Americans in 1954. Can we learn a lesson from it today?
Health
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We Defeated the Diseases, Then Forgot Why
The absence of disease shows the prevention has been achieved, not that prevention is no longer necessary.
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Who Pays and Who Counts in Global Health?
Rethinking measurement priorities requires centering the people who actually produce and use health data — health workers, facility teams, and district managers, not philanthropists or donor countries.
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AI Needs to Be Trained to Sort Patients Better
Systems can be good at locating someone at risk for a heart attack. But they fail the woman who says that she is ‘just off.’
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Reducing Opioid Deaths Is Possible When State and Federal Levels Align
Legalizing drug testing equipment at both the federal and state level could be a tangible step toward reducing opioid overdose deaths.
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The Prescription Washington Can’t Fill
The buprenorphine bottleneck in Washington, D.C.’s opioid crisis is not the supply. It is everything standing between the shelf and the person.
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‘Farm to Fork’ Misses a Key Ingredient of the Food System: Families
Extended transnational families form a core, essential part of the food system, making possible a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry. Whether family members are forced to move or forced to stay informs how produce, money, and workers flow.
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A Surprisingly Simple Solution to Autism Care
The most effective model involves physicians, therapists, counselors, and care coordinators collaborating toward shared goals for the same child.
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A Better Question to Ask About Equity Data in School Health Screenings
Not what does the data show, but how does the data get made?
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AI, Mental Health, and the Competitive Advantage of Accountability
Hundreds of millions of people already use AI for psychological support. Accountability is not only an ethical imperative but a competitive one.